If you’re in the New York area you can check out one of our favorite photographic artists, Gigi Bio, at The White Train presents “UTOPIA” Gigi Bio Solo Show. Opening Thursday – Oct 7, 2010: @ Dis Micro Gallery 68 Jay Street, Suite 221. The show will be up until November 4 at 11:00pm. Can’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cabeça de Porco One time I made this joke: I invited all those people to an art opening and I cooked this big feijoada for them. That’s a traditional Brazilian dish with black beans and lots of pork. Right next to the pots and dishes I put the deformed pig’s head on the table… I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Last week I had the opportunity to head over to the “Graffolution” show at the Soapstone Gallery in New York City. Among the artists featured were friends to the blog bodega enthusiast Josh Goldstein and the non cubist Gigi Bio, who had a piece that featured our other friend […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In one of my first posts I put up a pic of artist Shepard Fairey’s clean energy poster. He’s the guy responsible for making the now iconic propaganda picture of Barack Obama. You can pretend to be Shepard Fairey and Obamanicon yourself at obamiconme.pastemagazine.com. You need a clear decent pic of yourself to do it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure it looks like that naked guy is about to jump off the top of that building in Manhattan but no worries. He’s not some crazy New Yorker with tons of issues (shout out to DMX, nobody lights up TMZ like him). Instead, this guy is art. Confusing and alarming I know, but Be Sociable, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Cylone Nathan’s Wonder Wheel Astroland” by Josh Goldstein Today is the birthday of artist and bodega enthusiast Josh Goldstein. Josh has been doing some big things lately including participating in a huge Times Square ad for Target, museum exhibitions with fellow artist Gigi Bio and some new online treats at etsy.com.bodegaNYC. You can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer There are so many layers to Gigi Bio. She’s a painter, illustrator, a real deal fashion designer by day and “Urban Reconstructionist” photographer by night. Layers are also a major feature of Bio’s work. In this part of the interview Gigi Bio explains where some of those layers came […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer The first time Gigi Bio showed me her work she said, “See, this is what it looks like in my head”. So what’s in her head are photos from multiple views, images of New York City’s urban landscape, herself, and those she meets in her travels. Each image layered […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
p l a t o o n [#3] by Jesse Wright During the holidays my attention turns to those in the military among others. And well, art, music and the environment are always on my mind so I decided to ask my former schoolmate, the incredibly passionate artist Marthalicia Matarrita, a few questions about the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
